The urgency of the development of CO 2 capture from ambient air

Abstract

CO 2 capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to address climate change. Given society's present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread adoption of CCS appears indispensable for meeting stringent climate targets. We argue that for conventional CCS to become a successful climate mitigation technology - which by necessity has to operate on a large scale - it may need to be complemented with air capture, removing CO 2 directly from the atmosphere. Air capture of CO 2 could act as insurance against CO 2 leaking from storage and furthermore may provide an option for dealing with emissions from mobile dispersed sources such as automobiles and airplanes.

title = "The urgency of the development of CO 2 capture from ambient air",

abstract = "CO 2 capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to address climate change. Given society's present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread adoption of CCS appears indispensable for meeting stringent climate targets. We argue that for conventional CCS to become a successful climate mitigation technology - which by necessity has to operate on a large scale - it may need to be complemented with air capture, removing CO 2 directly from the atmosphere. Air capture of CO 2 could act as insurance against CO 2 leaking from storage and furthermore may provide an option for dealing with emissions from mobile dispersed sources such as automobiles and airplanes.",

journal = "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America",

issn = "0027-8424",

number = "33",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - The urgency of the development of CO 2 capture from ambient air

AU - Lackner, Klaus S.

AU - Brennan, Sarah

AU - Matter, Jürg M.

AU - Park, A. H.Alissa

AU - Wright, Allen

AU - Van Der Zwaan, Bob

PY - 2012/8/14

Y1 - 2012/8/14

N2 - CO 2 capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to address climate change. Given society's present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread adoption of CCS appears indispensable for meeting stringent climate targets. We argue that for conventional CCS to become a successful climate mitigation technology - which by necessity has to operate on a large scale - it may need to be complemented with air capture, removing CO 2 directly from the atmosphere. Air capture of CO 2 could act as insurance against CO 2 leaking from storage and furthermore may provide an option for dealing with emissions from mobile dispersed sources such as automobiles and airplanes.

AB - CO 2 capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to address climate change. Given society's present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread adoption of CCS appears indispensable for meeting stringent climate targets. We argue that for conventional CCS to become a successful climate mitigation technology - which by necessity has to operate on a large scale - it may need to be complemented with air capture, removing CO 2 directly from the atmosphere. Air capture of CO 2 could act as insurance against CO 2 leaking from storage and furthermore may provide an option for dealing with emissions from mobile dispersed sources such as automobiles and airplanes.